Is there a comedian that you don’t understand why people love so much? Same. I don’t know how many times I’ve put a stand-up comedy special on and not been impressed. After polling the internet, “Who is the most unfunny comedian in your opinion?” These are the top-voted answers. 1. Rob Schneider “I saw him live … Read more
Recent bond-rating reports shine a spotlight on the deposit and investment-portfolio shortcomings of two banks offering warehouse lines â Comerica and Western Alliance.
Investing in artwork is a great way to diversify an investment portfolio. Art pieces can provide both aesthetic value and potential financial returns over time. Compared to traditional investments such as stocks, bonds, and savings accounts, artwork has the potential to be less volatile while also appreciating in value with proper care and maintenance.
Art investing requires research into an artist’s past sales prices and reputation, as well as consideration of maintaining artwork over time.
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New legislation in Sacramento encourages urban and suburban housing while discouraging exurban sprawl that paves over wilderness and invites fires and floods.
Disparity in mortgage rates offered by lenders doubled in 2022: Study Inman
As mortgage professionals, I see us falling into these common traps. We speak a specific jargon. This jargon is what distinguishes us as professionals. However, our clients do not speak our language. And this is a good thing. If our clients spoke âmortgageâ they would need us less.
What movie was so bad you didn’t even finish it? I’ll go first, The People vs. Larry Flynt. Of course, it didn’t help that I was in high school and had no idea what the film was about until I was already sitting in my chair at the theater. After polling the internet, here are the … Read more
It hasnât been a good few weeks for banks whose names begin with âSiâ (Silvergate, Silicon Valley, and Signature, with Silicon Valley Bank declaring Chapter 11 bankruptcy this morning; todayâs Rundown discusses how the bank crisis may impact lenders). Ah, those clever secondary marketing folks. Cornerstoneâs Henry S. frets, âI canât believe itâs bank collapse season already. I just finished taking down my train derailment decorations.â Certainly, time flies by, and I hope youâre wearing some green today. Originally a religious holiday to honor St. Patrick, who introduced Christianity to Ireland in the 5th century, St. Patrickâs Day has evolved into a celebration of all things Irish, with the first parade on March 17, 1762, in New York City, featuring Irish soldiers who served in the English military. It certainly is more fun to think about celebrating the Irish than the constant stream of headlines as people race to conjecture about the health of world banking, and people crying âshoulda woulda coulda.â The markets seem to be performing a stress test on the Fed. The Federal Reserveâs (Fedâs) tightening seems to be finally having an effect, and an early victim has been smaller banks that did a poor job of managing interest rate and deposit concentration risk. (Todayâs podcast can be found here and this week is sponsored by Richey May, a recognized leader in providing specialized advisory, audit, tax, technology, and other services in the mortgage industry and in banking.)